साहसी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साहसी (sāhasī). See also साहस (sāhas, “bravery”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑːɦ.siː/, [säːʱ.siː]

Adjective

साहसी • (sāhsī) (indeclinable)

1. brave, courageous

   Synonym: बहादुर (bahādur)

   साहसी कार्य ― sāhsī kārya ― brave deed

2. determined, resolute

   Synonym: फ़ौलादी (faulādī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साहसी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1010